Corporate Body

Western Mining Corporation Ltd (1933 - 1996)

From
1933
Australia
To
1996
Functions
Metallurgy and Mineralogy or mining

Summary

After starting a major revival in gold mining in the 1930s, the Western Mining Corporation Ltd expanded into the mining of aluminium, iron and nickel. In 1996 the Corporation changed its name, becoming WMC Resources Ltd.

Timeline

 1933 - 1996 Western Mining Corporation Ltd
       1996 - 2005 WMC Resources Ltd

Related People

Archival resources

The University of Melbourne Archives

  • Broken Hill South Ltd - Records, 1924 - 1971, 75/93; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
  • Broken Hill South Ltd - Records, 1886 - 1971, 74/40; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
  • Western Mining Corporation Ltd. - Records, 1974 - 1981, 83/86; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
  • Western Mining Corporation Ltd. - Records, 80/76; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
  • Western Mining Corporation Ltd. - Records, 80/109; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
  • Western Mining Corporation Ltd. - Records, 1919 - 1986, 88/64; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
  • Western Mining Corporation Ltd. - Records, 1859 - 1977, 77/31; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
  • Western Mining Corporation Ltd. - Records, 1930 - 1960, 78/54; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
  • Western Mining Corporation Ltd. - Records, 1956 - 1970, 76/47; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
  • Western Mining Corporation Ltd. - Records, 1922 - 1923, 88/67; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
  • Western Mining Corporation Ltd. - Records, 1956 - 1970, 76/31; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
  • Western Mining Corporation Ltd. - Records, 1936, 94/21; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
  • Western Mining Corporation Ltd. - Records, 1931 - 1977, 79/134; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

Published resources

Books

  • Summons, Martin, Mandarins and mavericks: remembering Western Mining 1933 - 2005 (Richmond, Vic.: Hardie Grant Books, 2017), 396 pp. Details

Journal Articles

  • Isles, David, 'How Bernie Milton helped Hugh Rutter with the discovery of Olympic Dam', Preview, 188 (2017), 41-4. Details

Resources

See also

Ailie Smith

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